Kenji Takenaka
Kyushu University
248 Papers
3.2K Citations
Kenji Takenaka is an academic researcher from Kyushu University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hepatectomy & Hepatocellular carcinoma. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 248 publications. Previous affiliations of Kenji Takenaka include Honda & Fukuoka University.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Lack of preventive effect of branched-chain amino acid solution on postoperative hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis: a randomized, prospective trial.
Takashi Kanematsu,Nobuhiro Koyanagi,Takashi Matsumata,Seigo Kitano,Kenji Takenaka,K. Sugimachi +5 more
TL;DR: The infusion of BCAA-enriched solution apparently had no preventive effect with regard to hepatic encephalopathy for patients with cirrhosis who underwent surgical treatment.
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Significance of alpha-fetoprotein levels for detection of early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatic resection
TL;DR: The present study was conducted in order to clarify the significance of alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) in the detection of the early recurrence of HCC after surgery.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma with sarcomatous change: characteristic findings of two-phased incremental CT.
Hiroshi Honda,Taketoshi Hayashi,K. Yoshida,Kenji Takenaka,Kuniyuki Kaneko,T. Fukuya,Y. Tateshi,T. Ro,Takashi Maeda,Kouji Masuda +9 more
TL;DR: The appearance of HCCSC on CT is that of an irregularly demarcated intrahepatic mass with delayed or prolonged peripheral enhancement, frequently with intra hepatic metastases and lymphadenopathy.
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Association between genetic polymorphisms of the base excision repair gene MUTYH and increased colorectal cancer risk in a Japanese population
Hong Tao,Kazuya Shinmura,Masaya Suzuki,Suminori Kono,Ryuichi Mibu,Masao Tanaka,Yoshihiro Kakeji,Yoshihiko Maehara,Takeshi Okamura,Kouji Ikejiri,Kitaroh Futami,Y Yasunami,Takafumi Maekawa,Kenji Takenaka,Hitoshi Ichimiya,Nobutoshi Imaizumi,Haruhiko Sugimura +16 more
TL;DR: The results indicated that Japanese individuals with – 280A/IVS1+11T/1389C genotypes or the TGAC haplotype are susceptible to CRC.
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Efficacy of Surgical Microwave Therapy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Shinji Itoh,Yasuharu Ikeda,Hirofumi Kawanaka,Toshirou Okuyama,Katsumi Kawasaki,Daihiko Eguchi,Daisuke Korenaga,Kenji Takenaka +7 more
TL;DR: Surgical MW is an effective method for treating initial or recurrent unresectable HCC, and it can be undergone safely, according to this single-institutional study.
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